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2015-Sept-20 Princess Angeline by Edward S. Curtis

2015-Sept-20 Princess Angeline by Edward S. Curtis

Artist: Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868-1952)
Title: Princess Angeline, plate #314
Date: 1899
Accession #: 2009.11.314
Medium: Photogravure on Dutch Van Gelder paper
Dimensions: sheet: 22 x 18 in., image: 15 ½ x 10 5/16 in.
Acquired by: Dubuque Cultural Preservation Committee, an Iowa general partnership, consisting of Dr. Darryl K. Mozena, Jeffrey P. Mozena, Mark Falb, Timothy J. Conlon, and Dr. Randy Lengeling
Interesting fact about the Photographer: Missing the outdoors of Puget Sound, Curtis was known to leave his photography studio in Seattle from time to time to walk along the shore. Camera always in hand on these adventures, Curtis took his first picture of a Native American, Princess Angeline. Curtis met Princess Angeline, the feisty daughter of Chief Seattle, who made an income finding clams and mussels near the shack which she called home. The infamous Princess Angeline was known to throw clams at any person who threatened to take away her home. (from: Makepeace, Anne. Edward S. Curtis Coming to Light. Washington D.C.: National Geographic, 2002. Print.)

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